[Margaret Pilkington]

When we stayed in Oz, the communities would have 'clean up' weekends.
The authorities would provide the litter grabbers and bags for the rubbish and people from the local community would turn out and tackle the grot in their own area.
The children used to be keen to pick up the drinks cans as thet had a five cent levy on them....they got cash when they were taken to the depot and weighed.

I wouldn't want to take jobs from people who do this for a living, but surely it is something that could be encouraged on a small scale.